FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Apr 13, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- CHT-P&W Software, Inc., a Florida-based healthcare software company, filed a legal complaint today in California State Superior Court in Los Angeles against Evolution1, Inc., a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in Avon, Connecticut. The legal complaint also named Fred “Bud” Bockoven, a former employee of Consumer Health Technologies, subsequently employed by Evolution1.
The complaint includes but is not limited to:
-- Misappropriation of trade secrets
-- Breach of contract
-- Unfair competition
-- Intentional interference with prospective economic advantage
-- Intentional interference with contract
CEO and founder of Consumer Health Technologies (CHT) Pradeep Goel stated “We welcome fair and open competition because it drives constant improvement of solutions and delivers greater value to customers. However, there are laws to prevent unfair practices, and clearly we have no choice but to defend our business and our reputation from the actions taken by the parties named in our legal claim.”
The law firm of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP filed the legal complaint on behalf of CHT-P&W Software Inc..
Consumer Health Technologies continues to grow as a leading provider of high-performance software solutions to healthcare payors, third-party administrators, and state and federal payors, to improve healthcare benefits management. The users of the company’s software solutions include CMS, state Medicaid payors, commercial insurance carriers, third-party administrators and other healthcare stakeholders.
About Consumer Health Technologies, Inc.
Consumer Heath Technologies, Inc. (CHT) is a healthcare IT company that develops and deploys comprehensive healthcare administration and engagement solutions. These innovative solutions enable the healthcare Payors and administrators to actively engage consumers, groups and Providers in the health care delivery lifecycle, improve healthcare outcomes and help bend the cost of care curve. CHT serves over 100 healthcare Payor and administrator clients nationwide.
To learn more please call 1-877-248-3636 or visit www.consumerhealthtech.com .
SOURCE: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/cht-pw ... 2012-04-13
